Photograph by
Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Subject of
Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Date
ca.1940; printed 2000
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of Charles "Teenie" Harris. This self-portrait pictures Harris from the waist up, seated in his photography studio, wearing a striped suit. Harris is looking into the camera and smiling. His hair is parted on his left side and he has a mustache. The back of the photograph has an inscription, by hand in pencil of a number: [738] and a stamped photographer’s stamp.
Place depicted
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Black Press
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
Object number
2014.302.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5176ea01d-8f0f-4c62-ba0f-ec5fadc0ac25

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